On: Why Hong Kong Is Still Marching

[yladiz]

In theory yes, but in reality he faces no opposition and so will always be "re-elected".

[mrobot → yladiz]

Don't they have elections? Maybe the people want him there, then.

[cm2012 → mrobot]

Only high up party members vote in China. And the party controls the count.

[jklp → mrobot]

I'm not 100% across Chinese politics, but from what I understand the Politburo[1] (where the top leaders sit, including Xi) are voted in by the Central Committee [1].

But the Central Committee isn't really an independent body, and the people who sit there are selected by the Politburo - effectively the Politburo members just vote themselves in.

(P.s. as mentioned I'm not 100% across the politics in China so happy to be corrected)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politburo_Standing_Committee_o...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Commu...

[mrobot → mrobot]

Is there not some sort of democratic structure that allows people to have a say in their government? If you took a survey of random Chinese people would they say Xi Xinping is some dictator that they don't want there?